Ideal Remake

As tempted as I am to have this description just be a full transcription of Frank Sinatra’s L.O.V.E., there are other parts of this movie that have absolutely cemented themselves into my subconscious! This week, we have the amazing new … Continue reading →

At long last a movie that’s all about cardio! Assuming your knees are up for it. We remade The Running Man! And we’re getting this in just under the wire so we don’t even know how much Edgar Wright crushed … Continue reading →

So there’s this comet right. It’s a once in a lifetime, maybe ALL lifetimes, event to get to see it! So, like, obviously we’re gonna go out and see this comet. BIG MISTAKE! Now you’re red space dust! What’s that? … Continue reading →

For a movie/franchise called “Uncharted” there sure were a lot of maps/charts… And that’s why Alex Caine (@foodandhippos on Instagram) is returning to Ideal Remake for yet ANOTHER video game movie! It really was time to cover Uncharted. After all, … Continue reading →

Winner winner chicken dinner! And that is exactly how you should feel about getting to listen to this episode! That’s right, episode 175 of Ideal Remake is 21! Numbers are fun. At least our main character thinks so. And he’s … Continue reading →

So there’s this baby. It might be, unironically, the greatest baby actor that I have ever seen in a movie. My perception of how good a baby actor could be in a movie has had the bar set from when … Continue reading →

Imagine a guy. Like a guy’s guy. Just the most dude-guy-bro who ever was a man. Yeah we’re not doing that version of this movie. We’re doing our OWN version! With empathy! And listening! And possibly also some small dogs … Continue reading →

This is a movie about stealing a diamond! And then stealing it again. And again. Aaaaaand again. But they’re definitely good thieves! They promise! So it’s perfectly fine to trust them with this helicopter. We’re remaking 1972’s The Hot Rock, … Continue reading →

I am certain that this movie is going to be remade eventually. I couldn’t possibly predict when that remake will be coming out, so just to be safe, we better release this episode this week. I invited back my friend … Continue reading →

He’s the kind of uncle we all wish we had but don’t necessarily want to be ourselves. That’s right it’s Uncle Buck! One of the lesser-known John Hughes movies despite it being the John Hughes movie that means the most … Continue reading →

You remind of the pod. What pod? The pod with the power. What power? The power of remakes. Remakes? Remakes. Remakes! Remaking on this pod. Uhh… so anyway we’re remaking Labyrinth this episode! Emmy award-winning writing Shannon Peace (@citizen.peace on … Continue reading →

For someone from Tucson, AZ who has actually spent time in Oracle and even AT the Biosphere 2, you’d think I would have seen Bio-Dome a long time ago! But nope! Luckily the master of all things mediocre was able … Continue reading →

So. Godzilla. Obviously it’s about time I covered one of those movies. So why not start with one of the movies that is pretty much universally recognized as “not good.” But over the horizon, stomping into town, we have Presley … Continue reading →

It’s possible to dream of a better and brighter future! It’s possible to hope and to believe those hopes can be achieved! That is what we want everyone in the world to have. And that is what we wished the … Continue reading →

Would you like to FLYYYYYY? Yes? It’s time to take a trip to Transylvania! We’ve heard rumors about a dark presence making themselves known throughout the land… Legend speaks… of DRACULA!! Thankfully Hugh Jackman and Kate Beckinsdale… or whatever their … Continue reading →

You hear the thunder of something in the distance getting closer. The water in your couple ripples from the reverberations of the footsteps. Whatever it is, it’s huge! It’s Ideal Remake. And we’re BACK for season 8! And what better … Continue reading →

That’s it for season 7 of Ideal Remake! I had so much fun making all the episodes for this season and my guests were INCREDIBLE! Please check them all out! They are some of the coolest people I know! Guests: … Continue reading →

It’s time to get in the holiday spirits by talking about everyone’s favorite green guy! I wanted to make a Grinch joke here, but that’s something puny Banner would have done. Instead we’re talking about THE HULK!! It’s the final … Continue reading →

Zardoz! ZARDOZ! ZARDOOOOOZZZZZ!! Anyway Zardoz is a floating stone head that descends from the sky. As ya do. And it is also a GOD!! We believe in and follow the will of Zardoz. Zardoz gives guns and tells us to … Continue reading →

You find yourself sitting at the airport with your spouse. You’re waiting to go to France. Neither of you want to go. Neither of you are happy. And how did you even get here? Two for the Road is a … Continue reading →